MyGovID Setup Instructions

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MyGovID Setup Instructions

Daniel Foelz • April 15, 2020

Details on how to set up your MyGovID (To apply for JobKeeper on the ATO Business Portal)

MyGovID is your digital identity which makes it easier to prove who you are online - it's like the 100 point ID check but on your smart device. It has replaced the AusKey and allows you to access ATO data online as well as other online government services. Please note that your myGovID is different to myGov. MyGovID lets you prove who you are when using government online services whereas myGov lets you select and link to government online services.

What you will need:

1. A smart device with; IOS 10 or later or Android 7.0 or later
2. An email address – it should NOT be a shared work address like ‘admin@...’
3. To be 15 years or older

Step 1 - Set up MyGovID

This is where you create your myGovID Profile (Please be aware that this is a different profile entirely to your myGov account and is NOT associated in any regard). So you may have myGov access but not a myGovID.

a. To set up myGovID you need to download the myGovID app on your smart phone (Available on iOS and Android OS) the app is a green thumbprint with myGovID on it.

b. Once in the app, you will be prompted to set up your profile. Please follow the on screen instructions at this point. You will need to enter your full name (Per ATO Records), DOB and email address (Can be a work email or a private email). At this point your identity strength will show ad Basic.

c. You then need to fill out the section that asks for 2 forms of government issued identity documents – this can include License, Medicare, Birth Certificate or Passport.

d. Once you have all this entered your app should show that you then have Standard identity strength – you need this to be able to access any business on the portal.

Step 2 – Linking Primary Contact

(For clients trading in a Trust with Corporate Trustees only – Sole Traders, Companies and Individuals as Trustees please skip to step 3)

To get your Trust with a Corporate Trustee linked to your MyGovID account you first have to register yourself as a primary contact on each entity with the ATO’s Relationships Authorization Manager (RAM) Team. To do so you will need to contact the RAM team directly on 1300 287 539 and then select Option 3 when prompted. You will then need to advise the operator that you wish to link yourself as the primary contact to your Trust’s that have a corporate trustee. They should then be able to process this for you. So you need to advise that you require “Your Company Pty Ltd as Trustee for The Your Trust” linked to yourself.

Step 3 - Set up Relationships Authorisation Manager (RAM)

a. This is where you link each entity to your MyGovID
b. You will need to go to authorisationmanager.gov.au and login with the account that you just set up
c. You then will need to click on ‘Link your Business’ type in your address and click continue.
d. A list of your entities should come up allowing you to then select all and attach them to yourself.
e. This is then done and you should be able to login into the business portal using MyGovID then and see all entities.